The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-07-20

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THE PooR-HoUSE KEEPER AND THE
NEW CHARGE.
shoulders, or was tied In knots
with strings. The day was slightly
cool, and the poor mortals were doing
all in their power to instill some warmth
into their bodies. They were growing,
pushing and snarling, more like ami
mails than human beings. Long suffer-
ing had filled them with seliishness.
Little Amos was placed on a hard
chair near the door. He did not dare
90 too near those creatures, they
seemed 80 much like wild animals.
Occasionally they turned their sallow
faces upon him. One was blind, two
were crippled, the man was partially
insane. one woman had the ricketts,, and
the other was too old and feeble to help
herself. These objects were disgusting
and frightful to look upon, and Amos
expected from the chances they cast
upon him that he would be soon torn
to pieces.
"Oh, Helen Helen where is sister
Helen?" he cried. weeping bitterly.
CHAPTER XIII.
IN JAIL
Mr.. Bclchcr. the sheriff, had "A kind
heart and did all he could to cheer
Helen.
Il hope, Miss Lakcman, it'll not be
as bad as you think. | hope you will
come out all right
mo. no! said Helen, her face grow
ing more calm and pale, II know that
shame. ruin and death will come out of
this | am in the power of persons bent
upon my ruin, and nothing on earth
can save me.
"Who do you think is bent on your
ruin?"
"Mr Arnold and family"
"Why, great goodness! why would
they want to ruin a poor girl like
you?"
answer this question, though she knew
the answer 10 il. She could not tell
him that the Arnolds had determined
to have the educated and accomplished
Warren Stuart Il member of their fam
lily. and that the pretty face of the hired
girl was in the way. That Helen Lake.
man, arrested and disgraccd, would
lose her beauty even in the eyes of her
infatuated lover. She dare not tell the
sheriff what her honest convictions
said were the living truths, for they
would not be believed. The sheriff
waited for her to speak. Bclchcr had
been an officer long enough to regard
every person arrested rs a criminal.
OF course, this girl was guilty. He
felt very sorry for her. She was young,
beautiful and intelligent, and she was
often tempted. He resolved, in his own
mind, to intcrcede with the court and
prosecuting attorney and have her pun
ishment rs light as possible. 1t would
go much lighter with,hcr, he knew, il
she would own the thing right up and
make n clean breast of it all. He re-
gardcd it as his duty to advise the girl
to do so.
Helen" he said, in rs kind and
fatherly Il tone as he could command,
'you are n young girl, and perhaps
know nothing about law"
She bowed her head to receive the
advice. which she knew would come.
IL feel sorry for you on account of
this trouble you have got into" the
sheriff said, ''and want to talk to you
as il you were my own daughter"
The carriage was rolling along over
a smooth piece of wood, and the sheriff
knew every word the girl said by way
of confession could be heard by the
driver. provided she denied it after
ward The sheriff determined to work
up the case il possible. Helen was still
silent, and nc continued:
lyon are young, thrown upon the
world without an adviser or friend, and
now il can help you any l would be
glad to do so. Your crime is serions
one, to begin with. and, what Is more,
you will be convicted of il. The proof
against you is overwhelming, and there
is no powcr-no lawyer on earth-that
can make jury believe you are limo
cent
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